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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Goaltending is not a gigantic plus. Stefan is pushing Gilles Gilbert for the No. 1 job after Rutherford was sent to the American League and, undoubtedly, Devellano will be checking closely the available goalies in the waiver draft." (Frank Orr, The Toronto Star, October 1, 1982, p. B4)

Suspended for first eight games of 1985-86 season for swinging his stick at Al Secord during playoff game vs. Chicago, April 13, 1985.

Suspended for six games for high-sticking incident vs. Pittsburgh, December 14, 1985.

DID YOU KNOW?

Greg's older brother Gary Stefan is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

On October 8, 1982, Stefan was involved in an on-ice incident with Minnesota winger Willi Plett. 2:35 into the game, Stefan and Plett collided on the boards, then Stefan broke away and hit Plett in the mouth the blade of his stick. Stefan returned to his net and turned his back on Plett, who raised his stick and chopped Stefan on the back of his head, sending the goaltender's helmet flying. Stefan dropped to the ice, and Detroit teammate John Barrett tackled Plett. Stefan, who said that he was a little dizzy, finished the game after receiving a high-sticking minor. Plett was ejected from the game and given a match penalty, and ultimately was suspended for eight games by the National Hockey League.

On November 18, 1982, Stefan was involved in an altercation with Los Angeles forward Terry Ruskowski. Midway through the second period, Stefan hit Ruskowski with his goalie stick, leading to a fight between the two. Stefan picked up a double minor, a major, and a game misconduct, and was replaced by Corrado Micalef to finish the 4-1 loss. The boxscore is available at The Hockey Summary Project.

While injured and not dressed, Stefan was ejected from the Detroit - Minnesota game on February 14, 1985 after participating in a bench-clearing brawl. According to North Stars' coach Glen Sonmor, Stefan sucker-punched Minnesota forward Tom McCarthy.

Greg fought Quebec goaltender Clint Malarchuk at 19:54 of the third period, January 4, 1986.

On November 27, 1989, Greg suffered a knee injury in a game against Edmonton. He would eventually retire as a result.

Game logs have been compiled using the best information that I can find; for a detailed list of known concerns, please click here. I am always looking for assistance in making these more accurate, and welcome your help. For the 1983-84 season and prior, one of my key sources was the Hockey Summary Project, a tremendous resource and one of the best data collections on the Internet. In return, I have attempted to make these data better where possible.